CVE-1999-0080

High CVSS 10

Published 1995-11-30 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0080, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Certain configurations of wu-ftp FTP server 2.4 use a _PATH_EXECPATH setting to a directory with dangerous commands, such as /bin, which allows remote authenticated users to gain root access via the "site exec" command.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0080

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C